Classic Chʼolan

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Classic Chʼolan is an ancient Mayan language variety known primarily from hieroglyphic inscriptions in the southern Maya lowlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayan language variety
ancient language
approximateTimeSpan circa 250–900 CE
associatedWith Classic Maya civilization NERFINISHED
attestedIn southern Maya lowlands NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Chontal Maya NERFINISHED
Chʼol NERFINISHED
Chʼoltiʼ NERFINISHED
Chʼortiʼ NERFINISHED
function dynastic inscriptions
monumental record keeping
ritual texts
hasAlternativeName Classic Cholan NERFINISHED
hasFeature aspect-based verbal system
complex verbal morphology
ergative–absolutive alignment
positional verbs
influencedBy other Mayan languages of the lowlands
ISO639Status no ISO 639 code (reconstructed epigraphic language)
languageFamily Mayan
linguisticBranch Chʼolan–Tseltalan NERFINISHED
partOf Mayan language family NERFINISHED
primaryEvidenceType epigraphic
primarySources ceramic texts
codical-style inscriptions
monumental inscriptions
reconstructedFrom comparative data from modern Chʼolan languages
hieroglyphic texts
region Belize NERFINISHED
Guatemala NERFINISHED
southeastern Mexico
southern Maya lowlands
scriptType logosyllabic
standardLanguageOf many Classic Maya inscriptions
status extinct
studiedInDiscipline Mayan epigraphy
historical linguistics
subclassOf Chʼolan language NERFINISHED
Mayan language
usedBy Classic Maya scribes
usedDuring Classic period of Maya civilization NERFINISHED
usedFor dating events with Long Count calendar
mythological narratives
recording place names
recording royal titles
usedIn hieroglyphic inscriptions
writingDirection generally left-to-right in double columns
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED

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Piedras Negras hasLanguage Classic Chʼolan